Posted by octopusprime on November 13, 2004, at 13:19:43
so there's a co-worker of mine that i frequently joke(d) (past tense now, maybe) around with at work.
10 pm friday night, he must have been out drinking. he leaves a message on my answering machine
"hey <name> where are you? i'm out here with my shotgun and i'm about to blow my head off" <leaves his cell number>my jaw just about hit the floor. i call his cell. this is his idea of a joke. he's like, "hey take it easy there, i think you've had a bit too much reality there". my reply is "yeah it's f***ing hilarious until one of your friends kills himself. bye" slam the phone in his ear.
i called him this morning on his cell phone because i did not want to be confronting him at work about this monday morning. i asked for an apology. he said "i'm sorry i didn't know you were sensitive about it, i wouldn't have done it if i had known you would have reacted that way"
i lost it on him. i've lost all respect for him. now i have to see him at work monday morning and i don't know what to do. who wouldn't have known that suicide threats on a person's answering machine aren't funny jokes? what kind of person does that? sick. sick. sick. all i can think is sick. sick. sick. i'm hysterically upset by this.
ps - i am interviewing for a new job on friday and i hope i get it. but i have to deal him for at least a couple more months. what do i do?
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